H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Samantha Smith vs Donna Faber H2H: 0-1

Donna Faber holds a 1–0 lead over Samantha Smith in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Donna Faber leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Donna Faber won the 1990 São Paulo Open quarterfinal 3-6 6-4 6-2.

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Samantha Smith
GBR Age 54 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Donna Faber
USA Age 55

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Donna Faber #114 3-6 6-4 6-2 Samantha Smith #131 Match data Dec 1, 1990* QF São Paulo Open Tier V → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Samantha Smith #439 #55 504 1,626 22 52 29.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Donna Faber #227 #55 19 1,718 68 97 41.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Samantha Smith Donna Faber
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1987 1–2 33.3% #218 1,495 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1988 6–9 40.0% #131 1,532 0 0
17 1989 0–1 0.0% #274 1,494 0 0 1989 19–19 50.0% #59 1,674 0 0
18 1990 8–12 40.0% #122 1,559 0 0 1990 15–18 45.5% #84 1,630 0 0
19 1991 3–11 21.4% #127 1,496 0 0 1991 15–19 44.1% #99 1,593 0 0
20 1992 1–2 33.3% #353 1,502 0 0 1992 11–20 35.5% #116 1,541 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1993 1–10 9.1% #227 1,431 0 0
23 1995 0–1 0.0% #294 1,496 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1996 1–4 20.0% #141 1,510 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1997 2–5 28.6% #130 1,504 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1998 6–5 54.5% #65 1,590 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1999 1–10 9.1% #230 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 2000 0–1 0.0% #292 1,476 0 0 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Samantha Smith Donna Faber
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — —
17 1989 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1989 15 10 25 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 1990 1 2 3 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1990 5 7 12 41.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
19 1991 1 2 3 33.3% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1991 9 11 20 45.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 1992 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1992 8 12 20 40.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1 7 8 12.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1996 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1997 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1998 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1999 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2000 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 4 15 19 21.1% 7 17 24 29.2% 10 17 27 37.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — 42 53 95 44.2% 19 29 48 39.6% 6 10 16 37.5% 1 5 6 16.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Samantha Smith Donna Faber
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1496 103.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.17 — — — +0.11
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1532 112.2 — — — — +4 +14 — 40.6% -0.63 1–1 1–1 — +0.30
17 1989 1494 97.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.09 1989 1675 137.0 — — — — +40 -169 -99 48.9% +0.16 7–7 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 100.4 +1.23
18 1990 1560 119.1 — — — — +9 -17 +26 38.3% -1.13 5–2 (71%) 1–0 — -0.18 1990 1631 115.4 — — — — -7 -19 -43 43.1% -0.68 5–1 (83%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.90
19 1991 1497 107.3 — — — — +40 -11 +95 31.3% -1.16 0–4 (0%) 1–0 — +0.43 1991 1593 109.9 — — — — -20 +38 +10 41.3% -0.77 9–3 (75%) 4–5 (44%) 106.2 +1.62
20 1992 1503 104.1 — — — — — — — 37.5% -1.00 1–1 — — +0.26 1992 1542 119.9 — — — — +26 +37 — 38.0% -0.77 4–5 (44%) 1–4 (20%) 97.6 +0.56
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1432 94.2 — — — — +34 — — 20.0% -2.12 0–3 (0%) 3–2 (60%) 97.5 +0.77
23 1995 1497 103.0 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 0–1 — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1996 1511 113.9 — — — — +21 — — 27.3% -2.18 0–1 1–0 — -0.63 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1997 1505 103.1 — — — — +24 — +57 33.3% -1.60 0–1 1–1 — +0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1998 1591 120.6 — — — — — — +157 50.0% -0.33 2–2 (50%) 1–0 — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1999 1483 99.5 — — — — -18 — +148 16.7% -1.71 0–2 0–3 (0%) — +0.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2000 1477 98.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1626 115.7 — — — — +11 -15 +106 33.3% -1.26 8–14 (36%) 5–5 (50%) 97.7 -0.03 — 1719 121.4 — — — — +14 -11 -44 41.2% -0.60 26–20 (57%) 13–17 (43%) 103.5 +3.33

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.